Armando Broja move collapses after Chelsea striker fails medical as Ipswich abandon £30m deal

Armando Broja’s proposed move to Ipswich has fallen through due to the Albanian failing a medical.

An issue was detected at his medical, scuppering an agreed deal whereby Broja was due to join Ipswich on a loan move with a £30million obligation to buy.

Chelsea are hoping to move Broja on before the end of the transfer window, after a lack of football for the Blues in recent seasons and a failed loan move to Fulham in the second half of last term.

Ipswich have looked at Odsonne Edouard of Crystal Palace — and he is high up on their list of alternatives — but he is not understood to be their favoured choice.

Ipswich’s search for a striker is fast-moving, and the Tractor Boys intend to sign a forward on deadline day.

Palace, meanwhile, will listen to any official bid for Edouard. He faces a lack of game time now that Eddie Nketiah has signed from Arsenal for £30m to provide first-choice striker Jean-Philippe Mateta with competition.

Ipswich are not closed off to an 11th-hour attempt to pride Edouard away from Palace, but he is not their priority as things stand.